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Recently there was a news item with a rather moving story of a 29 year old woman with terminal cancer who has made the decision to end her life. Here is the story in question:
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The right of a person to end their own life in this manner, also known as physician assisted suicide, is a topic which like abortion and same sex marriage has people divided, those who support and those who oppose it. What's your position on this subject?
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Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard is going to die on November 1. She knows that for certain because it's the date she's chosen to end her life.
After going to the doctor with painful headaches earlier this year, Maynard was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Doctors predicted she had 10 years to live. But just three months later, her tumor had grown significantly, even after surgery. Maynard had glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. At best, she would only survive another few months.
After reviewing her limited options, Maynard decided that choosing to end her life was the best option for her. She said it took time for her family to fully accept her decision.
"It took people a while to come around to agreeing with me," Maynard told ABC. "Those who love you are never going to jump on board right away."
So she and her husband left their home in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Oregon, one of the five states in the U.S. that have "death with dignity" laws.
"We all just realized that I am terminally ill and I'm dying and I would just prefer to die with less pain and less suffering," Maynard said.
Maynard will die at home, peacefully, with her husband and loved ones by her side. She will end her own life using medication prescribed to her by a doctor.
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The right of a person to end their own life in this manner, also known as physician assisted suicide, is a topic which like abortion and same sex marriage has people divided, those who support and those who oppose it. What's your position on this subject?
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